It looks like you can go home again.

Bellaire High School graduates and twin brothers Christopher Leigh Messina and Louis Messina, Jr., returned to their alma mater Friday and brought their band, Electric Touch, with them. The band played a short concert in the school courtyard before an excited audience of students who danced and sang along.

The band was in Houston to open for recent hitmakers, Hot Chelle Rae, on the Beautiful Freaks Tour at the House of Blues Friday night. But before the guys headed downtown, they wanted to make a trip down memory lane and do a fun show.

"We love playing anywhere but we didn't know what to expect. Would they hate us? We just wanted to see our old teachers and bombard the classrooms," said Christopher Messina, who graduated in 2005. "Louis and I used to play drums during lunch all the time."

On teaming up with Hot Chelle Rae, Christopher said, "We just reached out to them and got an OK! They're great guys and we've learned so much from them."

Electric Touch was formed in 2007 when Christopher moved to Austin and met British import Shane Lawlor, who became lead vocalist. Originally a trio, with Christopher as guitarist/vocalist and Louis as drummer, the band recruited keyboardist Isaac Strycker and bassist Portland Musser to complete the group.

Clad in skinny jeans, rugged heeled ankle boots, and an overload of black, all five band members emitted a strong British influence, stylistically and aesthetically. The Messina twins each have individual styles representing the dapper half of the group; suspenders, rolled-up sleeves and leopard print.

Lawlor's natural anthemic voice echoed through the school courtyard, grabbing the attention of students passing through classes and peeking through windows to snag a photo or a quick listen. "Beautiful Mess" instantly triggered front-row fans to start jumping up and down, with a mosh pit in one corner of the crowd. The tune was catchy, delivering a throwback '90s grunge sound that could be an instant summer hit.

By the time the song was over, Lawlor tossed his guitar aside to give the audience his full attention and to show off his dances moves. He introduced each of the band members and highlighted the Messina twins mentioning, "All the way from Houston, Texas!"

Quickly transitioning to the next song, the band kept the crowd engaged with a confident rendition of Foster the People's "Pumped up Kicks." Christopher, who playfully threw out spare guitar picks to raging fangirls, and Strycker provided strong back-up vocals throughout the set.

"Dominos" started off with a quick lesson of the day from Lawlor. "Never give up on dreams," he told the high school students.

The band appeared to be having a blast during the 30-minute lunchtime concert, with a high-energy energy performance while fending off a few students who attempted to join them on the stage at the end.

After the show, each of the band members patiently posed for pictures and signed autographs, while bantering back and forth with the crowd.

The Messina twins caught up with CultureMap and discussed their latest album, Never Look Back. "It just dropped last Tuesday and it's about our experiences. Everything from stories about love ... not being in love. We want people to relate to the material and expand to a broader audience."

Electric Touch will be at Cactus Music Saturday at 1 p.m. for an in-store performance.